Unified Web UI for Multi-Device Surveillance Camera Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video surveillance systems require individual access and setting for each surveillance camera through a server web browser, which is inconvenient and inefficient, especially when managing multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for controlling settings of multiple devices through a single web UI, where a server requests and configures common and individual settings for devices, rendering them on a single web page, using XML for attribute information and HTML, CSS, or JavaScript for web resources, and performs authentication with devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If individual setting pages are accessed for each surveillance camera, then each camera can be configured with specific settings, but the operation complexity and time required increase significantly when managing multiple devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual device setting pages into a single unified setting page that displays and allows configuration of multiple surveillance cameras simultaneously. The controller generates one web page containing setting inputs for all connected devices, enabling administrators to configure multiple cameras without navigating through separate pages, thus resolving the contradiction between comprehensive device configuration capability and operational convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The unified setting page serves multiple functions: it displays all connected surveillance cameras, provides configuration options for each device, allows batch setting application, and enables individual device selection. This multi-functional approach maintains adaptability for specific device configurations while simplifying the overall operation process
2Productivity
If configuration files are used to collectively apply settings, then multiple devices can be configured at once, but separate access to web UI setting pages is still required for each device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the configuration file functionality with direct web UI access by generating a unified web page that incorporates setting inputs for multiple devices. This integration allows users to apply settings to multiple devices through a single interface without needing to separately access each device's web UI page, thus improving productivity while reducing process complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that receives setting inputs from the unified web page, manages the configuration data, and applies settings to multiple surveillance cameras simultaneously. This intermediary function eliminates the need for separate web UI accesses while maintaining proper configuration management
Data Source
AI summary
A method including: requesting a web resource from a plurality of devices for setting a web UI for the plurality of devices; receiving the web resource from the plurality of devices; requesting device attribute information related to a device attribute from the plurality of devices; receiving the device attribute information from the plurality of devices; checking whether a web resource corresponding to the received device attribute information is stored in a memory of the server; configuring a common setting web UI for a common device attribute and configuring an individual setting web UI for an individual device attribute based on the web resource; and mashing up the common setting web UI and the individual setting web UI and rendering the mashed common setting web UI and individual setting web UI to a single web page of the server.